Gloucester County Public Schools staff presented elementary and secondary instructional budgets, career and technical education (CTE) funding including Perkins grant estimates, and human-resources priorities; board members pressed for textbook inventory, clarity on New Horizons costs and confirmation of federal grant funding.
After reviewing survey results and venue constraints, the Gloucester County School Board voted unanimously to hold 2026 high school graduation at Kaplan Hall (William & Mary) on Sunday, June 7 at 3 p.m.; staff will pursue logistics including buses, parking and ticketing.
To broaden candidate options for a critical vacancy, the Gloucester County School Board authorized staff to advertise either a chief financial officer or a director of finance job description; the board said the move carries no immediate budgetary impact and the board will hire only one position.
Summary of formal motions, roll-call outcomes and next steps recorded at the Oct. 24 board meeting. Includes personnel approvals, pay-plan changes, resolution adoption, budget calendar and donations acceptance.
Surveyed seniors, parents and staff showed strong support for moving graduation indoors; board asked administration to check William & Mary availability and costs for a Sunday afternoon ceremony.
During public comment a parent described years of bullying targeting his fifth-grade daughter and called for enforcement of the student code of conduct; the board directed staff to investigate and later adopted a VSBA bullying-prevention resolution.
Division leaders presented preliminary 2024–25 assessment results showing gains across core subjects and a 96%+ on-time graduation rate, and outlined practices they credit for improvement.
Superintendent presented Virginia Department of Education( VDOE) revised Standards of Learning cut scores, explained a 4-year implementation and urged district-wide curriculum and intervention work to meet higher proficiency thresholds.
Board heard that career and technical education enrollment and industry credentials rose; summer DARS programs and new work-based learning platform aim to expand local job pathways.
The Gloucester County School Board adopted revised public-comment wording limiting remarks to four minutes and focusing comments on programs; the board also approved a consent-item resolution to accept county-financed HVAC equipment and other consent agenda items.
